General Blog Posts

How Large of a Model Can You Solve with COMSOL®?
Ever wonder how large of a model you can solve in COMSOL Multiphysics®? It depends on memory requirements, model size, and the dimension of your finite element problem.

New Course on Navigating the COMSOL Multiphysics® User Interface
Get an overview of our new 8-part course on building efficient and accurate models with the COMSOL Multiphysics® UI.

A Novel Technique for Producing Ultrastrong 2D Polymers
A group of materials science researchers have developed a new polymerization technique for producing strong and lightweight 2D polymers (a creation that was thought to be impossible!)

Computing and Visualizing Satellite Orbits in COMSOL®
Here, we introduce a new, out-of-this-world tutorial model of a spacecraft in orbit.

Introduction to Modeling Evaporative Cooling
From meteorology to food processing, evaporation has many industrial and scientific applications. Here, we give an introduction to modeling evaporation with the Heat Transfer Module.

Creating Schlieren-Type Visualizations in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Did you know that Schlieren imaging might predate written history? Here, we explore this ancient imaging technique with CFD modeling.

Customize the COMSOL Desktop® and Learn Keyboard Shortcuts
Want to make your modeling processes more efficient? Check out these tricks for customizing the COMSOL Desktop® as well as a variety of useful keyboard shortcuts.

The Graphics Window: Effective and Beautiful Postprocessing
Get an overview of how to enhance your postprocessing with the easy-to-use Graphics window and Graphics toolbar in COMSOL Multiphysics.